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SA Police, Freedom of Information Unit – Contact Details

Please contact the SA Police Information Services Branch, Freedom of Information Unit: Postal Address: GPO Box 1539, Adelaide SA 5001 Phone: (08) (08) 7322 3347 or (08) 8207 5590 Website: https://www.police.sa.gov.au/services-and-events/freedom-of-information  

SA Health, Freedom of Information – Contact Details

Please contact the SA Health Freedom of Information Officer: Postal Address: PO Box 287 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000 Phone: (08) 8226 0705 Email: HealthFOIOCE@sa.gov.au Website: https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/Public%20Content/SA%20Health%20Internet/About%20us/Accessing%20information/Freedom%20of%20information  

Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Freedom of Information Unit – Contact Details

Please contact the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Freedom of Information Officer Postal address: 72 King William Road, North Adelaide SA 5006 Phone: (08) 8161 8145 or (08) 8161 6127 Email: Health.WCHNFOIOfficer@sa.gov.au Website: https://www.wchn.sa.gov.au/about/freedom-of-information

Department of Education Information Release Unit, State Government of South Australia – Contact Details

Please contact the Department of Education’s Information Release Unit Postal address: GPO Box 1152, AdelaideĀ SA 5001 Phone: (08) 8226 3231 Email: Education.InformationRelease@sa.gov.au Website: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/department/about-department/freedom-information/freedom-information-foi-requests

McBride Maternity Hospital [B 78092]

This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of McBride Maternity Hospital. It is one of a collection of 89 photographs relating to the Salvation Army in South Australia, collected by Verity Stevenson, who was a Social Work Officer with the Salvation Army.

Girls at Barton Vale House [B 78055]

This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of Barton Vale Girls’ Home. It is one of a collection of 89 photographs relating to the Salvation Army in South Australia, collected by Verity Stevenson, who was a Social Work Officer with the Salvation Army.

Northern Territory Administration – Welfare Branch – interstate visits 1961-1966 [reference copy]

Northern Territory Administration – Welfare Branch – interstate visits 1961-1966 [reference copy] is a file held by National Archives of Australia. It is located at the Darwin office. The records relate to the Part Aboriginal Education Scheme, an initiative of the Northern Territory Welfare Branch. After the passage of theĀ 1953 Welfare Ordinance the Director of…

400 Fullarton Road Myrtle Bank

This is a photograph of 400 Fullarton Road, Myrtle Bank, which was previously known as Fullarton Cottage. It shows the front of a large 1920s brick house with multiple chimneys, a front porch, and leadlight windows. This photograph was taken by Walter & Irvine real estate agents in preparation for the sale of the property.

Child Migration Programmes Investigation, UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

As part of the UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which ran from 2015-2022, the Inquiry investigated child migration programs to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Zimbabwe. Research and hearings took place in 2017, and the Investigation Report was published in March 2018. The Inquiry asked a series of questions about child migration schemes,…

Model legislation

Model legislation to harmonise adoption laws in all Australian jurisdictions was an initiative of the Australian Commonwealth in the 1960s. One pressing issue behind this move towards uniformity in adoption legislation in Australia was the lack of recognition of interstate adoption legislation. Jurisdictions all took different approaches to maternal consent and to processes such as…